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::You said you don't replace photos unless it's better than the current ones, but in the next sentence, you admit your photo was not as good as the original, yet you still replaced it. Confusing. ] ] 04:39, 3 January 2015 (UTC)
::You said you don't replace photos unless it's better than the current ones, but in the next sentence, you admit your photo was not as good as the original, yet you still replaced it. Confusing. ] ] 04:39, 3 January 2015 (UTC)
You two are tweekers
:::At least it looks like you trying to learn. If I may make a suggestion, the Canon PowerShot S90 really is not much better then your phone. But I do respect your efforts, keep it up. My agent is Getty Images. My work has been featured in everything from National Geographic to Sports Illustrated in just about every country, on the globe. You guys look like your on something, as this is the fastest censuses on a photo EVER. Take that Canon PowerShot S90 over to the White House and get yourself a nice new photo of what it really looks like. ]<span style="border:1px solid black;">''' ] '''</span> 04:40, 3 January 2015 (UTC)
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Is there a reason that neither the article prose nor the infobox makes any mention that the White House is a National Historic Landmark?
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Under "Evolution of the White House", Section "Early use, the 1814 fire, and rebuilding", the fourth line states that Theodore Roosevelt had John Adams's prayer carved in the mantel , but after reading the source that this line refers to, (footnote 22), I noticed that it was Franklin D. Roosevelt who had it carved, not Theodore Roosevelt.
Just wondering, who put the two of you in charge here? You do not create a consensus in under 2 hours between 2 users. The two photos you nice user offer are old, 2006 and 2008 respectively. Nither reflect the current state of the building, and the photo I offered, and that has been here since November is of the North side, that side most people see, it reflects the current state of the building and it has some activity, in so far as you can see agents at the door, and yard work in progress. This is real word, not a art gallery and it would make far more logical to have a accurate representation rather then a aged "pretty" low res one. talk→WPPilot03:45, 3 January 2015 (UTC)
For what it's worth, I agree with the decision to substitute the better north portico photo, and have no trouble with the speed with which the decision was taken. JohnInDC (talk) 03:57, 3 January 2015 (UTC)
And you also think that a photo of a bridge, should be a lead photo about a large, well known NY city. Thanks for chiming in! talk→WPPilot04:04, 3 January 2015 (UTC)
This isn't an art gallery, but it's also not your personal art exhibit where you try to insert your photos as lead images on highly viewed articles when they're inferior to the current ones. As already mentioned at User talk:JohnInDC, your argument about a picture being a couple of years old is pointless. The White House looks the same as it did in 2006 and 2008. The Washington Monument (you swapped a Featured Picture for your own) looks the same as it did in 2006. The Empire State Building (you swapped that photo with a aerial shot of New York City, for some reason) looks the same as it did in 2007. I know the United States Capitol is being renovated, but you swapped that Featured Picture with your own without discussion and was reverted. You're taking this too personally. We know you take photos, some of which have been promoted to Featured status. Kudos. But that doesn't mean all of your photos are the best ones available. Your photo of the White House is crooked with poor lighting, and the Andrew Jackson sculpture in the foreground is a distraction when the subject of the photo is the White House. Also, how exactly is File:White House Washington.JPG (4,163 × 2,440 pixels) low resolution? It's almost the same size as your photo (4,782 × 2,710 pixels). APKwhisper in my ear04:07, 3 January 2015 (UTC)
Not at all. I do not put a picture in unless I as a professional with over 25 years and thousands of publications that have published my work, feel that the picture is a better depiction then what is offered. I agree the aerial pic of the Empire State Building last week was not up to the other, and did not challenge that. The White House photo that was on the page before I placed mine here was from 2006. It was not in any way a accurate depiction of what the building looks like today. The photo that is on the page now, when you zoom in, is low res, or just a real soft focus/ lack of. What struck me when I saw the building was all the NEW security towers and stations, that NONE of these pictures show. It looks alive. The slight skew when you center the flag pole is a optical illusion that, according to the editors from Getty Images was alluring. AgnosticPreachersKid, I do not know how much you know about photography, but if you want to be a critic please join and vote at the Featured Photo board to learn what good photography is all about. talk→WPPilot04:22, 3 January 2015 (UTC)
Well, consensus here and at Talk:Washington, D.C. is against your opinion that your photo is superior. Your photo is crooked and poorly cropped, no matter what the (name drop) editors at Getty say. You haven't addressed the fact the sculpture in the foreground is a distraction, but it doesn't matter anyway, consensus is against your photo being displayed in the infobox.
You said you don't replace photos unless it's better than the current ones, but in the next sentence, you admit your photo was not as good as the original, yet you still replaced it. Confusing. APKwhisper in my ear04:39, 3 January 2015 (UTC)
You two are tweekers
At least it looks like you trying to learn. If I may make a suggestion, the Canon PowerShot S90 really is not much better then your phone. But I do respect your efforts, keep it up. My agent is Getty Images. My work has been featured in everything from National Geographic to Sports Illustrated in just about every country, on the globe. You guys look like your on something, as this is the fastest censuses on a photo EVER. Take that Canon PowerShot S90 over to the White House and get yourself a nice new photo of what it really looks like. talk→WPPilot04:40, 3 January 2015 (UTC)
Referencing and citation: criterion met
Done Good spotting with that! Stickee (talk) 04:34, 10 November 2014 (UTC)
